Irrigation efficiency
Definition / description
The water used in irrigation passes through successive stages of storages (possible), conveyed up to the head of the area, distributed among the fields and finally applied to each field. During each stage, there is loss of water and the volume coming out is less than the volume entering. The efficiency at each stage is equal to the ratio: volume coming out/volume entering
Reference: [ICID, 2000]
Publications / information
- Wolff P. and T.-M. Stein, 1999:
Efficient and economic use of water in agriculture - possibilities and limits. -
Natural Resources and Development, Vol. 49/50, pp. 151 - 159, Tuebingen: Institute Scientific Co-operation.
VL reprint under:
VL Irrigation & Hydrology - vl_ref_id_x_0023
- Wolff P. and T.-M. Stein, 1999:
Wassereinsparungspotentiale der Bewässerungslandwirtschaft
(Water saving potentials of irrigated agriculture) -
Journal of Applied Irrigation Science, Vol. 33 (2), pp. 153-173.
VL reprint under:
VL Irrigation & Hydrology - vl_ref_id_x_0024
Reference
- ICID-CIID, 2000:
Multilingual Technical Dictionary on Irrigation and Drainage. -
CD Version September 2000, International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, New Dehli.